Haim Maor

Haim Maor was born in Jaffa, Israel in 1951. He began studying art a
young age and has continued to do so throughout his life. Professor Maor is
currently a professor at the Arts department in the Humanities
Faculty at Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva.

Professor Maor was recognized in 1996, during his position as the Head
Master of the College of Visual Arts in Beer Sheva, as a Ph.D. based
on his articles, artistic activities and involvement in the field. He
has contributed to numerous art exhibitions as well as served as the
curator for exhibitions for various artists.
Professor Maor was a member of the Israeli Artists and Writers delegation
to "40 Years to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising." The delegation visited
concentration and death campsites as well as the remnants of Jewish
towns in Poland. Maor traveled again to Poland to the roots of his
family's origins in 2007 and had his recent works shown at the Jewish
Center in the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Poland.